"To extend the mantle of protection in such circumstances would, in effect, constitute an implicit approbation of a live-in arrangement involving minors, a proposition repugnant
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"It is only where the person voluntarily accepts the thing or enjoys the work done that the liability under S.70 arises." Kerala High Court has held that
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"when it is not proved by charge-sheet that there was an unlawful assembly consisting of five persons or more then specific role of each appellant
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Orissa High Court, in a significant ruling dated August 4, 2026, held that female relatives of a prime accused in a multi-crore financial fraud are
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"Section 50 of the NDPS Act confers upon an accused a valuable right to have his personal search conducted before a Gazetted Officer or a
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"On the face of it, Article 14 would be violated since it is specifically intended for securing the rights of indigenous communities but is being
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"A taxing statute admits of neither intendment nor equity. The existence, extent and incidence of a tax must be discernible from the language employed by
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"However, this "washed-off theory" will have no application when the case of an employee is being assessed to determine whether he is fit to be
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"Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no bank or system provider shall impose, whether directly or indirectly, any charge upon a person making or receiving a
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"No officer of a bank shall, in any legal proceeding to which the bank is not a party, be compelled to produce any bankers’ book... unless
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"Magistrate may, at any stage of hearing of the application for protection order or for any other relief under this Act grant temporary custody of
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"The Government cannot be held ransom to the whims of a private company, which as per its fancies, interpretations, wishful dreamy adjudications tramples upon the Union’s
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"The extra-judicial confession is a weak evidence by itself. It has to be examined by the court with greater care and caution... it should be
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"Doctrine of settled possession is a shield against forcible dispossession otherwise than by due process of law; it is not a sword to defeat a
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"The banking system runs on the trust reposed by the public. Even slight deficit of trust may cause an irreparable dent in the entire banking system."
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"Test identification parade has not been conducted properly as per existing rule and procedure, thus the accused persons are liable to provide the benefit of
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"The Execution Petition has been pending for the last 24 years. The petitioners/judgment debtors successfully dragged on the proceedings." High Court of Andhra Pradesh at
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"... merely alleging that a wife suffers from health problems cannot, in law, constitute a ground for divorce." Jharkhand High Court held that a decree
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"Where such testimony suffers from material contradictions, inconsistencies and improvements, the Court is duty bound to seek corroboration before sustaining a conviction." Delhi High Court,
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"The act is a welfare legislation enacted for providing maintenance and protection to parents and senior citizens from their children or legal heirs. It has
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"On the face of it, Article 14 would be violated since it is specifically intended for securing the rights of indigenous communities but is being
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"A taxing statute admits of neither intendment nor equity. The existence, extent and incidence of a tax must be discernible from the language employed by
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"However, this "washed-off theory" will have no application when the case of an employee is being assessed to determine whether he is fit to be
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"Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no bank or system provider shall impose, whether directly or indirectly, any charge upon a person making or receiving a
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"No officer of a bank shall, in any legal proceeding to which the bank is not a party, be compelled to produce any bankers’ book... unless
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"This is a welfare State, and a welfare State that has, for decades... taken the benefit of the labour, skill, and continuous attendance of the
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"‘Right to Life’ enshrined under Article 21 of the Constitution of India is not merely a guarantee against the unlawful taking of life, but a
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“In the absence thereof, the vehicle concerned would be refused fuel at petrol pumps, until such time that valid insurance is obtained.” Supreme Court of
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"Question of law raised in this appeal is, however, left open to be considered in an appropriate case in future." Supreme Court, in a ruling dated
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"The involvement of a non-signatory in the performance of the underlying contract in a manner that suggests that it intended to be bound by the contract
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"The selective covering of only the rear number plate, leaving the front plate visible and legible, is itself inconsistent with any planned scheme to evade
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"Revenue cannot, upon one and the same set of facts, treat the goods as complete machines for the purpose of levying customs duty including CVD,
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"If a person is beaten continuously for 2 to 3 minutes by 4 persons by 4 iron pipes and the blows falls on the same
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"Where a man induces a woman to believe that she is lawfully married to him, and thereafter subjects her to cruelty, such a man cannot
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"A frequent resort to use of Order XVIII Rule 17, CPC, has the tendency to develop into an abuse of process of the court and
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"Three lives were snuffed out, having been bludgeoned to death, a person taken into custody on mere suspicion from whom a confession; though not admissible
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"However, the schemes or executive instructions, particularly the subvention scheme, died its own death on 31.10.2002 when the scheme was declared unconstitutional by the final
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"The determination and imposition of environmental compensation is not left to the discretion of regulatory bodies, tribunals, or Courts. There must be a structured regime through which
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"The High Court gravely erred in upsetting the concurrent findings of conviction of the trial court and the Appellate Court by substituting its own conclusions
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"In view of the above, the law on the issue can be summarised to the effect that the conviction of an employee in an offence
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"To extend the mantle of protection in such circumstances would, in effect, constitute an implicit approbation of a live-in arrangement involving minors, a proposition repugnant
read more
"It is only where the person voluntarily accepts the thing or enjoys the work done that the liability under S.70 arises." Kerala High Court has held that
read more
"when it is not proved by charge-sheet that there was an unlawful assembly consisting of five persons or more then specific role of each appellant
read more
Orissa High Court, in a significant ruling dated August 4, 2026, held that female relatives of a prime accused in a multi-crore financial fraud are
read more
"Section 50 of the NDPS Act confers upon an accused a valuable right to have his personal search conducted before a Gazetted Officer or a
read more
"Magistrate may, at any stage of hearing of the application for protection order or for any other relief under this Act grant temporary custody of
read more
"The Government cannot be held ransom to the whims of a private company, which as per its fancies, interpretations, wishful dreamy adjudications tramples upon the Union’s
read more
"The extra-judicial confession is a weak evidence by itself. It has to be examined by the court with greater care and caution... it should be
read more
"Doctrine of settled possession is a shield against forcible dispossession otherwise than by due process of law; it is not a sword to defeat a
read more
"The banking system runs on the trust reposed by the public. Even slight deficit of trust may cause an irreparable dent in the entire banking system."
read more
"Test identification parade has not been conducted properly as per existing rule and procedure, thus the accused persons are liable to provide the benefit of
read more
"The Execution Petition has been pending for the last 24 years. The petitioners/judgment debtors successfully dragged on the proceedings." High Court of Andhra Pradesh at
read more
"... merely alleging that a wife suffers from health problems cannot, in law, constitute a ground for divorce." Jharkhand High Court held that a decree
read more
"Where such testimony suffers from material contradictions, inconsistencies and improvements, the Court is duty bound to seek corroboration before sustaining a conviction." Delhi High Court,
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"The act is a welfare legislation enacted for providing maintenance and protection to parents and senior citizens from their children or legal heirs. It has
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"The Special Court cannot take cognizance of the offences punishable under the SEBI Act, 1992, without compliance of the peremptory requirement of providing an opportunity of
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"Levy of the stamp duty and penalty is always in relation to the document which is to be marked before the Court and such levy cannot depend upon
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"The purpose of criminal justice administration is simply not to punish the guilty but also save the innocent person, therefore, the police should not try
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"The father had already sold the property which belonged to him and the sale deeds are made long back, the same are not questioned and
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"There can be single-member benches of the AA and Критерии [the AT] under the PMLA. Such single-member benches need not mandatorily have to be JMs
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In the contemporary landscape of the Indian criminal justice system, DNA profiling has transitioned from a "novelty" to the "gold standard" of forensic evidence. However, for
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Possession is the law’s most practical concept. Before a court reaches the higher question—“who is the owner?”—it often asks the simpler, urgent question—“who is in possession, and
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Appreciating evidence in civil litigation requires adherence to strict principles under the Indian Evidence Act, the Code of Civil Procedure (CPC), and binding judicial precedents. Courts
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In the world of law, the doctrine of Res Judicata serves as a cornerstone for upholding judicial efficiency and finality. Res judicata, meaning "a matter already judged,"
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"Copyright law, a delicate balance of protecting creativity while fostering innovation." – Indian Judiciary- Introduction: Safeguarding Creativity Through the Copyright Act
In a world
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In the Indian legal system, judgments play a crucial role in shaping jurisprudence and guiding future cases. These judgments can be classified into two primary categories: reportable and non-reportable.
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